This document contains recipes for several desserts: - Pumpkin muffins made with flour, pumpkin, sugar, eggs, baking powder, oil, cinnamon, and nutmeg. - Baked potato skins topped with bacon, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and green onions. - Banana cream pie with a graham cracker crust, filling made from milk, eggs, sugar, and cornstarch, and sliced bananas and whipped cream. - Crema de fruta, a layered dessert with sponge cake, custard, fruit cocktail, and fruit-flavored gelatin. - New York-style cheesecake with cream cheese, sugar, flour, eggs, sour cream, and

1. DESSERT
Pumpkin Muffins
Ingredients
 3 cups all purpose flour
 1½ cups canned pumpkin
 1¼ cup granulated white sugar
 3 eggs
 1½ teaspoon baking powder
 1 teaspoon baking soda
 8 tablespoons water
 9 tablespoons canola oil
 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
 ½ cup coarse white sugar
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Grease the muffin tray with a cooking spray. Set the pan aside for now.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,
and nutmeg. Mix well.
4. Add the pumpkin, eggs, water, and oil. Continue to mix until all the ingredients are well blended.
5. Scoop part of the mixture and place into the muffin tray. Sprinkle the coarse sugar on top.
6. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes.
7. Remove from the oven and let the temperature reduce to room temp.
8. Serve with hot coffee or hot chocolate.

2. DESSERT
Baked Potato Skin Recipe
Ingredients
 4 to 5 large baking potatoes
 6 pieces cooked bacon strips, crumbled
 1½ cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
 ¾ cup sour cream
 ¼ cup green onions, chopped
 ½ teaspoon salt
 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
 2 tablespoons olive oil
 ¼ teaspoon paprika
 ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a bowl, combine olive oil, salt, garlic powder, pepper, Parmesan cheese, and paprika. Mix well.
Set aside
3. Slice the potatoes in half (lengthwise). Scrape the pulp until the thickness reaches about a quarter of
an inch.
4. Brush the oil and spice mixture on each potato skin. Grease a baking tray, and arrange the potato
skin.
5. Place inside the oven and bake each side for 8 to 9 minutes.
6. Remove from the oven and arrange crumbled bacon and sharp cheddar cheese in each potato skin.
7. Put-back in the oven and bake for 2 to 3 minutes more.
8. Remove from the oven and allow to cool down.
9. Put sour cream on top and garnish with chopped green onions.
10. Serve as an appetizer. Share and enjoy!

3. DESSERT
Banana Cream Pie Recipe
Ingredients
 1½ cup graham cracker crumbs
 1 cup sugar
 8 tablespoons butter
 ⅓ cup cornstarch
 ¼ teaspoon salt
 3½ cups milk
 5 egg yolks
 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
 3 pieces ripe bananas, sliced crosswise about ¼ inch thick
 ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
1. Make the crust by combining the graham cracker crumbs, 6 tablespoons butter, and ¼ cup sugar in
a mixing bowl then mix.
2. Arrange the mixture in a 9 inch pie or cake pan. Gently Press the mixture to make it more compact.
3. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
4. Make the filling by heating a saucepan. Put-in ¾ cup sugar, salt, cornstarch, and milk. Continuously
stir until the mixture thickens and reaches boiling point.
5. Meanwhile, place the egg yolks in another mixing bowl and beat. Get ½ cup of the milk mixture from
the sauce pan (do not turn off the heat yet) then mix with the beaten egg yolks.
6. Stir-in egg yolk mixture on the saucepan and continue cooking in low heat for 2 to 3 minutes while
Stirring continuously.
7. Turn off the heat then put-in 2 tablespoons butter and vanilla extract then stir.
8. Transfer the mixture on a bowl then refrigerate for 1 to 1½ hours.
9. Scoop half of the filling and arrange on the pie or cake pan with graham cracker crust.
10. Arrange the sliced bananas on top of the mixture.
11. Pour the remaining filling over the sliced bananas.
12. Prepare the topping by combining the heavy whipping cream and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat
using an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
13. Spread the topping over the last layer of filling.
14. Garnish with chocolate curls (optional).
15. Serve. Share and enjoy!

4. DESSERT
Crema de Fruta Recipe
Ingredients
 1½ cup flour
 1 teaspoon baking powder
 8 pieces egg yolks
 1¾ cups sugar
 1 big can fruit cocktail (about 30 ++ ounces)
 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
 4 cups milk
 ⅓ cup butter
 1½ tsp vanilla extract
 2¼ cups water
Instructions
1. Make the Sponge Cake by sifting the baking powder and 1 cup flour using a flour sifter. Set aside
2. Put 4 egg yolks in a mixing bowl and then beat until texture becomes thick.
3. Add-in ½ cup sugar gradually while beating the egg
4. Slowly add the sifted flour and baking powder mixture. Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
5. Combine 1 cup milk, butter, and vanilla extract in a sauce pan then cook until butter melts
6. Pour the cooked mixture (milk, butter, vanilla extract) into the mixing bowl and mix with the existing
concoction until evenly distributed
7. Preheat the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit
8. Pour the combined mixtures in a baking pan then bake for 23 minutes or until sponge cake is ready.
Set aside.
9. Make the simple syrup by heating a saucepan and placing ¼ cup sugar.
10. Add ¼ cup of water immediately and cook until the sugar completely dissolves then let cool for a few
minutes
11. Pour the simple syrup on top of the sponge cake and thens spread. (I spread the syrup using a
brush)

5. DESSERT
12. Make the custard by combining ½ cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 3 cups milk in a saucepan then cook
while stirring until the mixture thickens
13. Put half of the cooked mixture on the bowl where the 4 egg yolks are placed and then mix well
14. Put everything back in the saucepan with the rest of the ingredients. Mix until texture is thick enough
(this is now the custard)
15. Apply the layer of custard evenly on top of the Sponge cake
16. Drain the liquid concentrate from the fruit cocktail and set aside.
17. Arrange all the fruits on top of the custard layer. Make sure to place them evenly
18. Dilute the gelatin in 2 cups of water
19. Heat the saucepan then pour the diluted gelatin and fruit cocktail concentrate and bring to a boil
20. Immediately after boiling, turn off the heat and let cool down until temperature is a little above normal
room temperature
21. Pour the gelatin mixture on top of the fruit cocktail layer
22. Refrigerate (preferably overnight)
23. Serve chilled for dessert. Share and Enjoy!

6. DESSERT
New York Style Cheesecake
Ingredients
 ½ cup granulated sugar
 3 packs cream cheese (8 ounces each)
 1½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
 1 teaspoon vanilla essence (or extract)
 ½ cup sour cream
 2 pieces raw eggs
 1 can cherrie pie filling (about 8 ounces)
 1 ready made graham pie crust
Instructions
1. Beat the cream cheese in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer for about 2 to 3 minutes
2. Whisk-in the granulated sugar and continue beating until everything is properly distributed.
3. Add the flour and vanilla essence(or extract) then mix again for about 1 minute.
4. Put-in the sour cream and continue mixing for another minute.
5. Gradually add the eggs one at a time while mixing. Continue mixing until all the ingredients are well
distributed.
6. Pour the mixture over the graham pie crust.
7. Preheat oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit then bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
8. Remove from the oven then allow to cool down
9. Place the cherry pie filling on top of the cheesecake and spread evenly.
10. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour.

7. DESSERT
11. Serve. Share and Enjoy!